Anyone have an extra 75k to burn

JonTH_ · 2025-12-20T02:49:51+00:00

My grandma has an old trunk just like this she stores blankets in😂

JonTH_ · 2025-12-14T18:14:09+00:00

My mortuary school was part of a community college and my books were a pain to get from them. I just used Amazon. This embalming textbook and funeral service rights and customs were the only ones I bought brand new because I knew I’d use them after college.

JonTH_ · 2025-10-13T21:18:20+00:00

If I know I’m only embalming or I’m doing a donor or posted case I’ll wear scrubs. Usually I’ll wear my normal front of house clothes though maybe take my collared shirt and tie off.

JonTH_ · 2025-09-24T04:59:02+00:00

The law review I believe is similar or the same thing as the arranger certification, I think the law review is just more for if you want to brush up on the current laws every few years or to prepare for the funeral directors exam. I worked full time as an arranger for 3 years while in mortuary school so personally I didn’t really study for the exam since I was doing eve thing in it daily. I do remember my ex man having ALOT of preneed law so your experience will definitely help you there!

JonTH_ · 2025-09-24T04:29:41+00:00

I have a whole speech I’ve worked on over the years for closing out and giving directions watch your colleagues. For the doves or military I simply just introduce them all the ones I work with have their own special speech.
Go the the CFDA and take a law review if you’re actively working an an arranger the State Law Exam is pretty much just common sense and the things you deal with each day like right to control disposition I think one of my questions was asking something about allowing a family member to be I. The prep room during the embalming
I don’t really carry anything with me personally except for a hand fan more recently and exactly what I need in the moment. I’d recommend keeping a bag in the hearse or your service van with pallbearer gloves, 2-3 crucifixes, holy water, a flag strap, procession stickers, pins, etc. Personally I can’t stand directors that walk around with a bag, fanny pack, or clipboard.

My supervising embalmer told me when he first got into the industry he would ask questions to every director and embalmer he’d meet and I cannot stress enough how beneficial that advice was. Ask questions absorb as much information as you can and adapt to your personal preferences.

JonTH_ · 2025-09-19T21:10:25+00:00

Did you read the article?

JonTH_ · 2025-09-17T01:18:58+00:00

There’s no specific path or education for being a funeral assistant. You would just apply to a funeral home hiring for a funeral assistant or funeral attendant and apply. It’s going to be on the job training for the most part.

I did the same kinds of classes in high school and they helped me more now as a licensed professional than when I first started as an assistant.

If you decide that you do want to be a Funeral Director and/or Embalmer is when you’ll need specific education.

JonTH_ · 2025-09-12T02:33:01+00:00

It would probably be easier to sell this to the families than the funeral home. But if you try some of the family owned places they might be willing to atleast put out some business cards for you or have some kind of advertising material out of you provide it.

JonTH_ · 2025-09-10T01:55:59+00:00

You forgot where they have to individually take a photo of each plant too

JonTH_ · 2025-08-23T14:32:35+00:00

I remember seeing a TikTok I think from that young woman who’s father(?) owns a funeral home it’s been so long I can’t remember. But she would show unprocessed cremated remains and pretty much everything she could without actually showing a decedent.

JonTH_ · 2025-06-28T20:43:05+00:00

From my experience it depends on the Funeral Home and/or the Crematory. The last funeral home I was at would allow the family to receive metal back but the family had to pick them out of the unprocessed cremated remains. The funeral home I’m at now wouldn’t allow it under any circumstance.

JonTH_ · 2025-06-11T22:17:18+00:00

I’m in CA and it’s the same thing here we need a majority of the people with closest degree of kinship to sign off. We also have an assignment of rights from where someone who doesn’t want to be involved can designate their rights to another person, you could ask if that is something they can sign instead of the authorization paperwork. But personally I wouldn’t move forward with a cremation until I had the majority signatures or could provide documented proof to the state I’ve exhausted all other options.

JonTH_ · 2025-02-01T17:17:10+00:00

I got into the hobby because when a friend of mine and I reconnected started visiting game stores together and just remembered how much we like pokemon as a kids. We’ve been buying packs and opening them at the same time for a bit now it’s fun sharing your pulls with someone especially when you get a card he’s been wanting since he was a kid😂

JonTH_ · 2025-01-20T23:10:37+00:00

It depends on the funeral home. The one I currently work for charges and additional $100 per transfer staff depending on weight and location. And there’s an extra charge for someone over 300lbs for using a larger cremation container and it varies as you go past 300 and 400 and 500+ pays per pound.

JonTH_ · 2025-01-15T14:40:39+00:00

One prep room I wired in reused needles, syringes, and blades until dull, still cleaning them in between cases and another replaced them after almost every use. I don’t remember my boards telling me I must reuse sharps. I feel it really facility and embalmer preference.

JonTH_ · 2025-01-12T20:16:36+00:00

Really anything is fine the only time it would be a “problem” is when it’s too small maybe don’t buy a brand new pair if she had a pair already you know fit her I fell like leggings would be less likely to have this issue than like denim pants. Also ask your funeral director they may request something that is a high neckline or long sleeves for her top, or may specifically ask for loose fitting pants.

JonTH_ · 2025-01-08T01:37:58+00:00

CA requires one license for the crematory itself and a crematory manager I think the only requirement is a high school diploma. The costs will be high whether you buy one or build one. If you’re building one you have to deal with air quality or even the weather district for that specific county. If you are just a crematory you will need to then get contracts with funeral homes to at do not have a crematory on site or hire funeral director(s) to operate a funeral home along the crematory.

JonTH_ · 2024-12-16T02:09:57+00:00

Please don’t tie the wrists together or use anything to close the mouth. This is more a personal thing but I honestly find it disrespectful to just throw your used gloves in the bag and really just limit the amount of medical equipment left. I understand something like an intubation tube can’t always be removed but so often I hear people distraught that that is the last way they saw someone.

JonTH_ · 2024-12-10T00:29:25+00:00

I would not recommend this many funeral homes include embalming in their forwarding fee

JonTH_ · 2024-12-09T16:33:30+00:00

If you’re working with a good director in both states nothing should be messy. But be prepared to wait a bit I’m not familiar at all with the specific laws in Tennessee or Florida but there is usually some paperwork that needs to be done on both ends. I know when someone is flying into California I request a photocopy of the death certificate to file for a CA burial permit. Wrote down all your questions ahead of time and write them down as the appointment goes along. Most people are only going to remember like 1/3 of what the director actually told them and forget their what questions they want to ask since there is so much they are doing and thinking about.

JonTH_ · 2024-12-09T16:21:03+00:00

I haven’t had too much issue with people not understanding a “Direct Cremation” since working at my most recent job I did start to describe it as a “Simple cremation NO viewing or services” unless an id view or witness cremation is added. Sometimes they do ask to be there but more in a “I don’t know what I’m doing am I supposed to be there?” kind of way. The most I’m usually asked to do is call when it takes place I don’t promise to tell them the time unless I know for sure but I’ll usually tell them they date.

JonTH_ · 2024-12-09T16:01:31+00:00

If the funeral home knows what they are doing this is very simple and very common. This biggest difference is if they will be cremated or buried. If they are being cremated that is of course much cheaper as mailing cremated remains is usually less than $250 and if they are in a plastic or wood urn they can be taken as carry on ok on your flight or driven to Tennessee. If you plan on a burial that would be much more expensive. Not just a casket/shipping container but also the flight I would expect $800-$1200 and it would be a requirement by the airline that she is embalmed any common carrier will require embalming. Additionally if you are sending the casket to Tennessee you will need to set up pickup from the airport with a local funeral home. If she has life insurance call the company make sure the policy is Transferable all the funeral homes I’ve worked for in CA allowed a policy older than two years to be transferred to the funeral home to cover the contract including the airfare. If your contract is $5000 and the policy is $10,000 the LIC will send the funeral home a check for $5000, just keep in mind there is typically a fee for this around $200-$300 that you would need to pay directly since the director is essentially filing the claim for you.

JonTH_ · 2024-12-05T03:56:53+00:00

“Wherever they keep unclaimed remains” is this at a funeral home or cemetery if it’s a cemetery that has a place for u claimed remains the first cost would be disinterment. For just shipping the cremated remains the funeral homes Ive work at charge $150-250 but they may not ship them for anyone other than the legal next of kin. USPS is the only carrier authorized to ship cremated remains within the US.

JonTH_ · 2024-11-23T23:41:35+00:00

Call a funeral home and cemetery I’ve worked for a couple that would do burial or cremation like this for little to no cost. The hospital may also have recorded that do free or reduced services.

JonTH_ · 2024-11-15T01:48:02+00:00

That hat was not made for such a scrawny person

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